A great rural medicine critical care cards case EMCrit Project by Scott Weingart, MD FCCM ..read more

Q&A for July 2024 EMCrit Project by Scott Weingart, MD FCCM ..read more

How do you sedate a critically ill patient for a procedure? EMCrit Project by Scott Weingart, MD FCCM ..read more

We have a tendency to rate control and then send them somewhere else EMCrit Project by Scott Weingart, MD FCCM ..read more

Necrotizing Fasciitis and NSTI EMCrit Project by Scott Weingart, MD FCCM ..read more

Sometimes I encounter basic pharmacokinetic questions that don't seem to be readily answered in the immediately available literature.  I've found FOAMed to be a useful way to make sure I'm doing this right (e.g., see a prior discussion of the appropriate loading dose based on intermittent maintenance dosing and half-life here). Today I want to […] EMCrit Project by Josh Farkas ..read more

a unique ventilatory mode unfortunately only available on Hamilton vents EMCrit Project by Scott Weingart, MD FCCM ..read more

All the literature goodness for June 2024 EMCrit Project by Scott Weingart, MD FCCM ..read more

REVISE is the latest multicenter RCT on the use of PPIs for GI prophylaxis in critical illness. I would view this as the triquel following SUP-ICU and PEPTIC. In order to understand REVISE in context, let's briefly review SUP-ICU and PEPTIC trials, before discussing REVISE. Part I: SUP-ICU (2018) This was a large multicenter RCT […] EMCrit Project by Josh Farkas ..read more

introduction Bilevel Sequence Intubation (BSI) refers to initiation of noninvasive bilevel positive pressure ventilation with a backup rate prior to intubation (either using a BiPAP machine or a full-featured mechanical ventilator). BSI is distinct from traditional rapid sequence intubation (RSI), since BSI involves the delivery of machine-initiated, pressure-controlled breaths following administration of sedation and paralytics. […] EMCrit Project by Josh Farkas ..read more